Broncos’ David Bruton proving his worth on special teams

SPORTS AUTHORITY FIELD AT MILE HIGH — In three years in the NFL, David Bruton has never gotten a hand on a punt.

Saturday night in the Broncos’ preseason game against Seattle, the Broncos’ special teams ace nearly blocked two. He also had two tackles on special teams, including a solo open-field stop after the Broncos’ first punt.

“It definitely adds to momentum and to my resume. I’m trying to show that I’m valuable to the Broncos,” Bruton said.

Bruton had a clean block on Seattle punter Jon Ryan’s kick to give the Broncos’ offense the ball at the Seattle 24 yard line.

“It was just game planning the guy,” Bruton said. “He was weak on the up and under, so I got him with that.”

In the second quarter, Bruton got a piece of another Ryan punt. It won’t count as an official block but the ball did deflect off Bruton’s hand as it flew down field. With a favorable roll, that punt wound up traveling 53 yards.

“The second one, it wasn’t actually a rush. I was supposed to block him, but I felt myself getting close to the punter so I just reached out and got it. Just enough of it,” Bruton said.

Nicki Jhabvala is a Broncos beat writer for The Denver Post. She was previously the digital news editor for sports. Before arriving in Denver, she spent five years at Sports Illustrated working primarily as its online NBA editor. She also spent two years as a home page editor at the New York Times.